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| Paper Title: | Characterization of Trace Metal Elements from Mine Tailings as Major Pollutants in Adjacent Soils: Migration and Impact Study (The Former Kipushi Concentrator Tailings Case) |
| Authors Name: | Charles , Francis |
| Unique Id: | IJSDR2304241 |
| Published In: | Volume 8 Issue 4, April-2023 |
| Abstract: | This research investigation was conducted to identify mine tailings from the Former Kipushi Concentrator, which has been replenished for more than 50 years in a sizable open park in Kipushi’s city (D.R. Congo), as a possible source for the dispersal of metallic trace elements including Cu, Pb, Co, Fe, Mn, Cd and Zn in the nearby soils. The stockpiled tailings at Kipushi contain pyrite and metal sulfides that had undergone partial oxidation. As a result, they are constantly a risk of physico-chemical instability and leakage, which could be reflected in the degradation of the surrounding environment such as vegetation, soil, rivers etc. The main purpose of this paper is to assess the contamination of soils in term of trace metal elements total contents and to make the link with the potential source of propagation which is the mine deposits. In order to assess the risks of pollution and consider the most effective preventive measures, it will be crucial to define the distribution of Copper, Cobalt, and other metals (metalloids) in the soil. To accomplish these goals, it has been necessary to conduct systematic stratified sampling, proper sample preparation, rock loading characterization, chemical analysis, and statistical analysis to gauge the spread of metals more accurately from mine wastes to surrounding natural soils. Results showed that the average concentrations of metallic trace elements in soils gradually decrease as we move further away from mine wastes park whereas the results regarding rock loading characterization revealed the inverse pattern. In the three zones studied (mine tailings, lightly vegetated soil, and densely vegetated soil or control soil) we had an average Copper concentration of 1291.3 mg/kg for the first zone, 1200.3 for the second and 187.2 mg/kg for the third. In terms of Cobalt, values were 76.79 mg/kg, 61.58 mg/kg, and 32.48 mg/kg, respectively. The average lead concentration ranged between 767.7 mg/kg and 574.5 mg/kg in the first two zones before falling to 29.5 mg/kg in the third. This kind of research allows the feasibility to estimate the potential for environmental contamination by determining how Copper, Cobalt, and other metallic trace elements mine tailings pile of the affect the neighboring natural soils. (Abstract) |
| Keywords: | Tailings, Trace Metal Elements, Rock Loading, Vegetation, Soil, Contamination |
| Cite Article: | "Characterization of Trace Metal Elements from Mine Tailings as Major Pollutants in Adjacent Soils: Migration and Impact Study (The Former Kipushi Concentrator Tailings Case)", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no.1507 - 1514, April-2023, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2304241.pdf |
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| Publication Details: | Published Paper ID: IJSDR2304241 Registration ID:205010 Published In: Volume 8 Issue 4, April-2023 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): http://doi.one/10.1729/Journal.34004 Page No: 1507 - 1514 Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org ISSN Number: 2455-2631 |
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